Station Overview Station Location
Station Number IA-ST-1 Latitude 41.623548
Station Name Le Claire 1.8 NNE Longitude -90.351408
County Scott Elevation (ft) 690



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 13 2.77 2.24 30 2.23 27 0.01 3 1 10 3 2.0 1 0
Nov 13 2.46 1.90 30 1.90 30 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.8 1 1
Dec 13 1.96 1.33 30 1.33 30 0.00 0 0 11 4 16.5 7 23
Jan 14 1.32 0.99 30 0.99 30 0.00 0 0 9 6 16.2 10 31
Feb 14 1.52 2.11 28 1.82 19 0.29 9 1 8 1 11.1 6 19
March 14 2.49 0.56 31 0.56 31 0.00 0 0 11 5 9.3 5 15
April 14 3.29 4.52 30 3.36 26 1.16 4 1 11 1 0.0 0 0
May 14 4.14 3.92 31 3.70 26 0.22 5 2 11 5 0.0 0 0
June 14 4.54 8.15 30 8.15 30 0.00 0 0 16 2 0.0 0 0
July 14 3.99 3.27 30 1.33 28 1.94 2 1 6 3 0.0 0 0
Aug 14 4.34 5.13 31 3.10 28 2.03 3 1 9 2 0.0 0 0
Sept 14 3.06 3.59 28 2.55 23 1.04 5 1 9 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 35.88" 37.71" 359 days 31.02" 328 6.69" 31 days 8 120 days 38 days 55.9" 30 days 89 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2013 0.00
10/2/2013 0.00
10/3/2013 0.03
10/4/2013 0.17
10/5/2013 0.00
10/6/2013 0.28
10/7/2013 0.03
10/8/2013 0.00
10/9/2013 0.00
10/10/2013 0.00
10/11/2013 0.00
10/12/2013 0.00
10/13/2013 T
10/14/2013 0.00
10/15/2013 0.06
10/16/2013 0.07
10/17/2013 T
10/18/2013 **
10/19/2013 **
10/20/2013 0.01
10/21/2013 0.02
10/22/2013 T
10/23/2013 0.31
10/24/2013 0.01
10/25/2013 0.00
10/26/2013 0.00
10/27/2013
10/28/2013 0.00
10/29/2013 0.00
10/30/2013 0.00
10/31/2013 1.25
11/1/2013 0.25
11/2/2013 0.02
11/3/2013 0.00
11/4/2013 0.00
11/5/2013 T
11/6/2013 0.61
11/7/2013 0.03
11/8/2013 T
11/9/2013 0.00
11/10/2013 0.00
11/11/2013 0.00
11/12/2013 0.09
11/13/2013 0.00
11/14/2013 0.00
11/15/2013 0.00
11/16/2013 0.00
11/17/2013 0.12
11/18/2013 0.32
11/19/2013 0.00
11/20/2013 0.00
11/21/2013 0.39
11/22/2013 0.07
11/23/2013 0.00
11/24/2013 T
11/25/2013 0.00
11/26/2013 T
11/27/2013 0.00
11/28/2013 0.00
11/29/2013 0.00
11/30/2013 0.00
12/1/2013 0.00
12/2/2013 0.00
12/3/2013 0.01
12/4/2013 0.02
12/5/2013 0.02
12/6/2013 0.00
12/7/2013 0.00
12/8/2013 0.00
12/9/2013 0.16
12/10/2013 0.00
12/11/2013 0.06
12/12/2013 0.00
12/13/2013 0.00
12/14/2013 0.10
12/15/2013 T
12/16/2013 0.07
12/17/2013 0.00
12/18/2013 0.00
12/19/2013 0.00
12/20/2013 0.28
12/21/2013 0.02
12/22/2013 0.54
12/23/2013 T
12/24/2013 0.00
12/25/2013 T
12/26/2013 M
12/27/2013 0.00
12/28/2013 0.00
12/29/2013 0.00
12/30/2013 T
12/31/2013 0.05
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2014 0.00
1/2/2014 0.19
1/3/2014 0.00
1/4/2014 0.00
1/5/2014 0.12
1/6/2014 0.00
1/7/2014 0.00
1/8/2014 0.00
1/9/2014 0.00
1/10/2014 T
1/11/2014 0.33
1/12/2014 0.00
1/13/2014 0.00
1/14/2014 T
1/15/2014 0.03
1/16/2014 T
1/17/2014 T
1/18/2014 T
1/19/2014 0.17
1/20/2014 0.00
1/21/2014 0.11
1/22/2014 0.00
1/23/2014 T
1/24/2014 0.00
1/25/2014 0.01
1/26/2014 M
1/27/2014 0.02
1/28/2014 0.00
1/29/2014 0.00
1/30/2014 0.00
1/31/2014 0.01
2/1/2014 0.27
2/2/2014 0.02
2/3/2014 0.00
2/4/2014 **
2/5/2014 **
2/6/2014 **
2/7/2014 **
2/8/2014 **
2/9/2014 **
2/10/2014 **
2/11/2014 **
2/12/2014 0.29
2/13/2014 0.00
2/14/2014 T
2/15/2014 0.01
2/16/2014 0.04
2/17/2014 0.00
2/18/2014 0.35
2/19/2014 0.00
2/20/2014 0.69
2/21/2014 0.43
2/22/2014 0.00
2/23/2014 0.00
2/24/2014 0.00
2/25/2014 0.01
2/26/2014 0.00
2/27/2014 0.00
2/28/2014 0.00
3/1/2014 0.02
3/2/2014 0.21
3/3/2014 0.00
3/4/2014 0.00
3/5/2014 T
3/6/2014 0.08
3/7/2014 0.00
3/8/2014 T
3/9/2014 T
3/10/2014 0.00
3/11/2014 0.00
3/12/2014 0.02
3/13/2014 T
3/14/2014 0.00
3/15/2014 0.00
3/16/2014 0.06
3/17/2014 0.00
3/18/2014 0.00
3/19/2014 0.03
3/20/2014 0.02
3/21/2014 0.00
3/22/2014 0.00
3/23/2014 0.00
3/24/2014 0.00
3/25/2014 0.02
3/26/2014 T
3/27/2014 0.05
3/28/2014 0.04
3/29/2014 0.01
3/30/2014 0.00
3/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2014 0.00
4/2/2014 0.00
4/3/2014 0.46
4/4/2014 0.07
4/5/2014 T
4/6/2014 0.00
4/7/2014 0.00
4/8/2014 0.01
4/9/2014 0.00
4/10/2014 0.00
4/11/2014 **
4/12/2014 **
4/13/2014 **
4/14/2014 1.16
4/15/2014 0.02
4/16/2014 0.00
4/17/2014 0.00
4/18/2014 0.00
4/19/2014 0.00
4/20/2014 0.00
4/21/2014 0.00
4/22/2014 0.29
4/23/2014 0.00
4/24/2014 0.08
4/25/2014 0.20
4/26/2014 0.00
4/27/2014 0.05
4/28/2014 1.55
4/29/2014 0.58
4/30/2014 0.05
5/1/2014 0.09
5/2/2014 0.02
5/3/2014 T
5/4/2014 0.00
5/5/2014 T
5/6/2014 0.00
5/7/2014 0.00
5/8/2014 0.10
5/9/2014 0.02
5/10/2014 0.00
5/11/2014 T
5/12/2014 0.02
5/13/2014 1.86
5/14/2014 0.01
5/15/2014 T
5/16/2014 0.87
5/17/2014 **
5/18/2014 **
5/19/2014 0.10
5/20/2014 T
5/21/2014 0.47
5/22/2014 0.00
5/23/2014 0.00
5/24/2014 0.00
5/25/2014 0.00
5/26/2014 0.04
5/27/2014 0.20
5/28/2014 **
5/29/2014 0.12
5/30/2014 0.00
5/31/2014 0.00
6/1/2014 0.01
6/2/2014 0.07
6/3/2014 0.32
6/4/2014 0.40
6/5/2014 0.01
6/6/2014 0.00
6/7/2014 0.00
6/8/2014 0.10
6/9/2014 0.00
6/10/2014 0.01
6/11/2014 0.46
6/12/2014 0.00
6/13/2014 0.03
6/14/2014 0.00
6/15/2014 0.00
6/16/2014 0.00
6/17/2014 0.31
6/18/2014 0.00
6/19/2014 0.06
6/20/2014 1.72
6/21/2014 0.00
6/22/2014 T
6/23/2014 0.51
6/24/2014 T
6/25/2014 0.00
6/26/2014 0.00
6/27/2014 1.04
6/28/2014 0.00
6/29/2014 1.13
6/30/2014 1.97
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2014 **
7/2/2014 1.94
7/3/2014 0.01
7/4/2014 0.00
7/5/2014 0.00
7/6/2014 0.18
7/7/2014 0.01
7/8/2014 0.00
7/9/2014 0.00
7/10/2014 0.00
7/11/2014 0.00
7/12/2014 0.32
7/13/2014 0.44
7/14/2014 T
7/15/2014 0.00
7/16/2014 0.00
7/17/2014 0.00
7/18/2014 0.00
7/19/2014 0.00
7/20/2014 0.00
7/21/2014 0.00
7/22/2014 0.00
7/23/2014 T
7/24/2014 0.00
7/25/2014 T
7/26/2014 0.37
7/27/2014
7/28/2014 0.00
7/29/2014 0.00
7/30/2014 0.00
7/31/2014 0.00
8/1/2014 0.41
8/2/2014 1.48
8/3/2014 0.00
8/4/2014 0.00
8/5/2014 0.00
8/6/2014 0.00
8/7/2014 T
8/8/2014 0.00
8/9/2014 0.00
8/10/2014 0.00
8/11/2014 0.01
8/12/2014 0.00
8/13/2014 0.00
8/14/2014 0.00
8/15/2014 0.00
8/16/2014 T
8/17/2014 0.00
8/18/2014 0.00
8/19/2014 0.00
8/20/2014 0.00
8/21/2014 0.05
8/22/2014 0.15
8/23/2014 **
8/24/2014 **
8/25/2014 2.03
8/26/2014 0.04
8/27/2014 0.02
8/28/2014 0.00
8/29/2014 0.84
8/30/2014 0.10
8/31/2014 0.00
9/1/2014 0.21
9/2/2014 T
9/3/2014 **
9/4/2014 **
9/5/2014 **
9/6/2014 **
9/7/2014 1.04
9/8/2014 0.00
9/9/2014 0.20
9/10/2014 1.80
9/11/2014 0.05
9/12/2014 0.01
9/13/2014 0.14
9/14/2014 0.00
9/15/2014 0.08
9/16/2014 T
9/17/2014 0.00
9/18/2014 0.00
9/19/2014 0.00
9/20/2014 0.03
9/21/2014 0.03
9/22/2014 0.00
9/23/2014 0.00
9/24/2014
9/25/2014 0.00
9/26/2014 0.00
9/27/2014 0.00
9/28/2014
9/29/2014 0.00
9/30/2014 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/2/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2013 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/4/2013 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M
10/5/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/6/2013 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M
10/7/2013 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/8/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2013 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/12/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M About 9:10 AM.
10/14/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/15/2013 6:30 AM 0.06 M M M M At the time of my reading, light mist was falling.
10/16/2013 6:30 AM 0.07 M M M M
10/17/2013 6:30 AM T M M M M As I took today's gauge reading, it began raining lightly. Not mist, but actual drops that made a noise on my hat.
10/21/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
10/22/2013 6:30 AM T M M M M
10/23/2013 7:00 PM 0.31 2.0 M M M In the AM of 10/22,yet after my daily reading, snow began to fall, accumulating to a depth of 2+". I returned home, in the evening of 10/23, and am reporting 0.31" of liquid in my gauge.
10/24/2013 6:40 AM 0.01 M M M M
10/25/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/28/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/29/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/30/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2013 6:30 AM 1.25 M M M M Rain began at 2:45PM Wednesday, with a huge long rolling clap of thunder, then no more thunder for the duration of the storm. As I write this Note, there is still a light mist falling.
11/1/2013 6:30 AM 0.25 M M M M
11/2/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/3/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain gauge covered with a hard layer of frozen fog, but no measurable precip.
11/4/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/5/2013 7:00 AM T M M M M This trace of precip. occurred at 9:45 AM, on 11/4, and lasted only a couple of minutes. Had I not been on my deck, I may have missed it. When it ended, all drops of rain on the deck were separated by about an inch of dryness. Truly, a trace of rain.
11/6/2013 6:30 AM 0.61 M M M M
11/7/2013 6:25 AM 0.03 M M M M
11/8/2013 6:30 AM T M M M M On 11/7, at 1:30PM, I had small pieces of snow which had collected on the windshield of my car as it sat in the driveway at my site = the Trace I've reported.
11/9/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/11/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/12/2013 6:30 AM 0.09 0.8 0.09 1.0 0.09 At the time of my reading, the depth of the new snow has reduced to 0.5", but right after the storm ~ 1.0" is accurate. No road surfaces retained any snow.
11/13/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M In places not hit by the sun, the 11/11/13 snow remains in the ground.
11/14/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/15/2013 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2013 6:30 AM 0.12 M M M M
11/18/2013 6:30 AM 0.32 M M M M A couple of dead tree branches came down with the strong winds, but apparently no real damage.
11/19/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/20/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/21/2013 6:30 AM 0.39 M M M M
11/22/2013 6:30 AM 0.07 M M M M Some frozen rain on cold surfaces. Roads and driveways are just wet.
11/23/2013 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/24/2013 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Approx. 10AM, 11/23 = snow showers, lasting about 10 minutes. No accumulation at all.
11/25/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I have no evidence to support the "light dusting" of snow, that the media says we had over night. No "dusting" at my site.
11/26/2013 6:30 AM T T T M M Late morning snow fell and accumulated to about 0.2" When the sun came out,the snow retreated in all but "protected" areas: North facing slopes, heavy shade, etc.
11/27/2013 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2013 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/2/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/3/2013 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
12/4/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
12/5/2013 6:30 AM 0.02 T T T T In addition to the 0.02" reported in my gauge, there was new snow caught in the grass at the edges of the driveway and street in front of my site.
12/6/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2013 6:30 AM 0.16 3.0 0.16 3.0 0.16
12/10/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 0.16
12/11/2013 7:00 AM 0.06 1.3 0.06 4.0 M
12/12/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 M
12/13/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 M
12/14/2013 7:00 AM 0.10 1.3 0.10 5.0 M
12/15/2013 7:00 AM T T T 5.0 M
12/16/2013 7:00 AM 0.07 1.9 0.07 7.0 M
12/17/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.5 M
12/18/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.0 M
12/19/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 4.0 M
12/20/2013 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 0.00 2.0 M Rain in gauge was frozen, so I had to wait for it to melt. The rein has melted about half of the accumulated snow.
12/21/2013 9:00 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 3.0 M
12/22/2013 7:00 AM 0.54 6.0 0.54 7.0 M The 0.54" contains the light rain that fell before the snow fall.
12/23/2013 6:30 AM T 0.0 0.00 7.0 M
12/24/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.0 M Temp. at my site at sunrise was -12° F.
12/25/2013 7:00 AM T T M 7.0 M This morning is 42°F warmer than yesterday morning.
12/26/2013 7:00 AM M 1.0 M 8.0 M Waiting for 1.0" snow sample to melt.
12/27/2013 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.5 M
12/28/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.0 M In shaded locations, no snow has melted. Even with warm temps, without direct sun, the snow is still cold, below freezing. We'll see what happens today.
12/29/2013 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.5 M
12/30/2013 6:30 AM T T M 5.5 M Light snow flurries in late afternoon and into the evening.
12/31/2013 7:00 AM 0.05 2.0 0.05 7.5 M
1/1/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.5 M
1/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.19 3.7 0.19 10.5 M
1/3/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.5 M Air Temp. this A.M. is -3° F.
1/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.5 M Last evening there was plenty of blowing snow, but no new snow.
1/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.12 3.6 0.12 13.5 M
1/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 13.5 M At sunrise, air temp at my site was -17°F, and I recorded a wind gust of 26mph. COLD ! Much blowing snow, but no new snow fall.
1/7/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 13.5 M At my site, the current Temp. = -10°F
1/8/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 13.5 M Morning Temp = -3°F A heat wave?
1/9/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 13.5 M
1/10/2014 6:30 AM T 0.1 T 13.5 M
1/11/2014 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 0.00 8.0 M
1/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.0 M
1/13/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.0 M Dawn temperature on 1/13 is above freezing at 33°F.
1/14/2014 6:30 AM T T T 5.0 M A light dusting is all.
1/15/2014 6:30 AM 0.03 0.4 0.03 5.0 M
1/16/2014 6:30 AM T T T 5.0 M Just flurries in the air, in the second half of the afternoon, 1/15.
1/17/2014 6:30 AM T T T 5.0 M Around 8AM, and again around 10PM, snow was in the air, both very light flurries.
1/18/2014 6:00 AM T T T 5.0 M Only a trace to record at 6AM.
1/19/2014 6:30 AM 0.17 3.3 0.17 8.0 M
1/20/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.0 M Warm temps on 1/19 (45°F) melted off the new snow from Saturday 1/18.
1/21/2014 6:30 AM 0.11 2.5 0.11 7.0 M Sunrise Temp. = -1°F
1/22/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.0 M
1/23/2014 6:30 AM T T T 7.0 M A heavy dusting of snow fell at various times on 1/22.
1/24/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 7.0 M Sunrise Temp is a balmy +7° F = a heat wave.
1/25/2014 6:30 AM 0.01 0.3 0.01 7.0 M
1/26/2014 6:45 AM M 1.2 M 8.0 M I'll update my report once my new snow sample melts. That will be after church, today.
1/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.7 0.02 8.0 M I have a Davis weather station and last evning, 1/26, I observed a wind gust that registered 39mph.
1/28/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 8.0 M Dawn air Temp = -11°F In fact, I just saw an Eskimo trying to hitchhike south.
1/29/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 8.0 M
1/30/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 8.0 M
1/31/2014 6:30 AM 0.01 0.4 0.01 8.0 M
2/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.27 4.0 0.27 12.0 M
2/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 12.0 M
2/3/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 12.0 M
2/13/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 16.0 M
2/14/2014 6:30 AM T T T 15.0 M At 10:15 A.M. grauple was falling. 1-2mm diameter pellets.
2/15/2014 8:00 AM 0.01 0.1 0.01 15.0 M
2/16/2014 8:30 AM 0.04 1.5 0.04 16.0 M
2/17/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 15.0 M
2/18/2014 7:00 AM 0.35 5.0 0.35 20.0 M
2/19/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 12.0 M Twice in the afternoon my home thermometer read 51°F. Between the two readings it was cloudy and dropped temperature down to 48°F.
2/20/2014 6:30 AM 0.69 0.0 0.00 7.0 M Thunder around 3AM
2/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.43 T T 5.0 M Thunder and Lightning observed with the rain. High temperature was 44°F
2/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.0 M 2/21 air Temp did make it to 34°F, but no melting of consequence occurred.
2/23/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.0 M
2/24/2014 6:40 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.0 M
2/25/2014 6:30 AM 0.01 0.2 0.01 5.0 M
2/26/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.0 M
2/27/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.0 M Sunrise Temperature at my station is 0°F
2/28/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 5.0 M
3/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 0.3 0.02 5.0 M
3/2/2014 6:45 AM 0.21 5.0 0.21 10.0 M
3/3/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.0 M Sunrise temperature = -9°F. A record ? At 7AM, I met several men for Breakfast at a cafe about 5 miles from my "site'. We all noted that on the way to the cafe' we each read our truck's outdoor thermometer and all of us read a -15°F to - 16°F. I know that my truck's thermometer is usually pretty accurate. Interesting?
3/4/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.0 M
3/5/2014 6:30 AM T T T 10.0 M A dusting of snow had fallen by the time of my reading & report. More is expected, but a "T" is all I have right now.
3/6/2014 6:30 AM 0.08 2.0 0.08 12.0 M Updated snow melt volume, @ 8:30AM
3/7/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 10.0 M
3/8/2014 7:00 AM T T T 8.0 M On the afternoon of 3/7/14, I recorded a 48°F
3/9/2014 7:00 AM T T T 8.0 M Mid morning, 3/8 there was snow in the air = T reported of 3/9.
3/10/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 6.0 M Temp of 44°F registered in the afternoon of 3/9. This AM, Temp is still in the low 40's.
3/11/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 3.0 M My Davis Weather Station, mounted away from the house and 20 feet in the air, recorded a 60°F at approximately 3:30 PM, on 3/10.
3/12/2014 6:30 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 2.0 M At 7:35PM, 3/11, I saw lightning in the SE and East, and heard the thunder. I continued to see lightning until 9:15PM, but no more thunder.
3/13/2014 6:30 AM T T T 1.0 M On 3/12, some spits of rain and some snow flurries, but no accumulation. At one point my deck had a light dusting of snow. Sunrise temperature today = 21°F.
3/14/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 T M Today, the depth of the snow at my site, I am recording as Zero. I do have snow that I might measure, but after several days of warm temperatures, the total snow coverage is now less than 40%, and is in well shaded areas. Thus my "Zero" entry.
3/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.06 1.5 0.06 1.5 0.06
3/17/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 M Yesterday's strong sun, 3/16, has melted the 1.5" which fell earlier that same day. The ground is bare again.
3/18/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 I only have snow on the ground in areas sheltered from the sun.
3/19/2014 6:05 AM 0.03 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/20/2014 6:30 AM 0.02 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Along with the light rain on 3/19, there were a few snow flurries, too.
3/21/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 High Temperature on 3/20, was 51°F.
3/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 On 3/21, the High Temperature at my site was 58°F.
3/23/2014 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Sunrise temperature on 3/23, = 18°F Spring is here, but winter continues.
3/24/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 On 3/24, the dawn air temperature is 23°F.
3/25/2014 6:30 AM 0.02 0.5 0.02 0.5 0.02 The sample has melted.
3/26/2014 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Heavy flurries in the AM of 3/25. No accumulation.
3/27/2014 6:30 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/29/2014 6:20 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/30/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
3/31/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/1/2014 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/2/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/3/2014 7:00 AM 0.46 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thunder and lightning accompanied this precipitation.
4/4/2014 6:30 AM 0.07 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The 0.07" rep[orted today is really the tail of the precip. I reported yesterday. The complete storm's rainfall was 0.46" + 0.07 = 0.53"
4/5/2014 7:00 AM T 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The Trace was very light, and can in the couple of A.M. hours after my recording on 4/4.
4/6/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Dawn temperature on 4/6 = 37°F. Nice to see that it stayed above freezing all night.
4/7/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/8/2014 6:30 AM 0.01 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/9/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/10/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Snow also fell in late afternoon and again around 8PM. No accumulation.
4/16/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/17/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/18/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/19/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/20/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/21/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/22/2014 6:30 AM 0.29 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 The first sprinkles were around 10AM. The final shower was arond 6PM. Thunder and lightning were heard during the hardest rains.
4/23/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/24/2014 6:30 AM 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/25/2014 6:30 AM 0.20 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/26/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
4/28/2014 6:30 AM 1.55 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Thunder and lightning accompanied this storm A storm which appears to not be over.
4/29/2014 6:30 AM 0.58 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 Unless we actually receive a snowfall, as of 5/1, I am going to stop reporting my "New snowfall" accumulation and "Total snow and ice on the ground".
4/30/2014 6:30 AM 0.05 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
5/1/2014 6:30 AM 0.09 M M M M This is the date I have set, to discontinue recording new snowfall and Total snowfall, for the season. If we would receive snowfall after 5/1, I will of course record it.
5/2/2014 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/3/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Around 6PM, 5/2, dozens of passing light showers added up to the "T" that I reported. Not even close to 0.01" just a Trace.
5/4/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/5/2014 6:30 AM T M M M M At aproximately 7:30AM, a Trace was detected on windows.
5/6/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/7/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2014 6:30 AM 0.10 M M M M Percip. accompanied by thunder and lightning
5/9/2014 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M
5/10/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Approx. 8:15 PM on May 10th, light sprinkles were experienced as we sat on the deck.
5/12/2014 6:30 AM 0.02 M M M M Lot of wind, thunder & lightning, but only .02" of rain.
5/13/2014 7:00 AM 1.86 M M M M The height of the storm was accompanied by .25" diameter hail. There was no accumulation of hail. For several hours, there was lots of lightning and thunder. The lightning was spectacular, cloud to cloud lightning, as it ribboned across the whole sky.
5/14/2014 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
5/15/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M I was up at 3:30 AM on 5/15, and took a look out the window. The deck was wet, but not under the table. I stuck my arm out the window and felt rain droplets. My gauge this AM, was wet, but did not record even 0.01". Thus my reported "T".
5/16/2014 6:30 AM 0.87 M M M M On 5/15, some periods of rain were accompanied by lightning and thunder. It is still sprinkling as I take my Friday AM reading.
5/20/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M At approx. 2:30 PM, on 5/19, while mowing the lawn at my site, large rain drops fell on me for about 20 seconds. That was it,
5/21/2014 6:30 AM 0.47 M M M M Much thunder and lightning, accompanied my 0.47" of precipatation.
5/22/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/23/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2014 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/25/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2014 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M On 5/25, at 6:30PM we received a Trace. The 0.04" came over night.
5/27/2014 6:30 AM 0.20 M M M M Accompanied by Thunder and Lightning.
5/30/2014 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/31/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/1/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Saw lightning and heard thunder, but all was distant. Only 0.01" of rain was recorded.
6/2/2014 6:30 AM 0.07 M M M M
6/3/2014 6:30 AM 0.32 M M M M
6/4/2014 6:30 AM 0.40 M M M M
6/5/2014 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M This 0.01" fell as mist and light mist, most of the morning of 6/4, eventually adding up to the 0.01" reported.
6/6/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/8/2014 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
6/9/2014 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2014 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M
6/11/2014 2:00 PM 0.46 M M M M
6/12/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2014 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M
6/14/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/17/2014 6:30 AM 0.31 M M M M Only small, dead twigs on ground. 1-3 foot long.
6/18/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/19/2014 6:30 AM 0.06 M M M M Approximately 1:45 AM, on 6/19, lots of sharp thunder and lightning, but only 0.06" of rainfall.
6/20/2014 6:30 AM 1.72 M M M M
6/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M During the evening of 6/21, lightning could be seen in the far south eastern sky.
6/23/2014 6:30 AM 0.51 M M M M
6/24/2014 6:30 AM T M M M M Between 7 & 8 AM, Monday, there were a few passing showers = Trace at my site.
6/25/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2014 6:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2014 6:30 AM 1.04 M M M M Several storm cells passed directly over my site, starting at ~5:30PM on 6/26.
6/28/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2014 7:00 AM 1.13 M M M M
6/30/2014 6:30 AM 1.97 M M M M
7/3/2014 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M During the late evening on 7/2, there were light showers, which yeilded my report of 0.01"
7/4/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2014 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M
7/7/2014 5:45 AM 0.01 M M M M I had a small puddle on a table on my deck, and 0.01" in my rain gauge.
7/8/2014 5:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/9/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/10/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2014 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M
7/13/2014 8:30 AM 0.44 M M M M
7/14/2014 6:30 AM T M M M M
7/15/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/18/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2014 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2014 7:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/21/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2014 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2014 6:30 AM T M M M M In the afternoon of 7/22, for about 5 minutes, large drops of rain fell, while a thunderstorm skirted to the south of my site. Lightning and thunder were seen and heard, but only a trace of precipatation was received.
7/24/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2014 6:20 AM T M M M M At my site, at the time of my reading, only a trace so far, but radar shows more to come. We are at a point where we need some moisture.
7/26/2014 7:30 AM 0.37 M M M M
7/28/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Approx. 5PM, 7/27, I saw dark clouds passing to the NE with beards of rain falling from them, but no rain at my site.
7/29/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain at my site, however, in LeClaire, at approx. 3:25 PM, on 7/30, on Hwy #67, I drove through an area which had JUST had a shower. For about 3 city blocks,the entire width of the paving was wet and the curbings had collected water from that shower. I had been fishing south of LeClaire and had seen dark clouds passing over the area which was now wet.
8/1/2014 6:30 AM 0.41 M M M M First shaowers began at 4:40AM, 8/1. Two or three passing showers, with some thunder, have resulted in my report of 0.41" at my site. According to the radar image, and the tiny sizes of the passing showers, this was truly a gift.
8/2/2014 7:00 AM 1.48 M M M M My report of 1.48" is the total from two separate storms on 7/1. The first, about noon, dropped 0.34", and was mixed with some hail, up to 5/16" in diameter. The second storm lasted from about 6:10PM thru 7PM, and dropped 1.14". It was also mixed with hail, approaching 1.0" in diameter. At its heaviest, the hail covered my deck with a hailstone spaced at every 1.5" to 2". Next to the east wall of the house and the flat of the deck a small drift of hail accumulated. Mixed with rain, the hail fell the whole duration of the storm, melting rapidly.
8/3/2014 5:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/4/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/5/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M In the evening of 8/4, at my site, I had visible lightning and audible thunder, but no precipitation at all.
8/6/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/7/2014 6:30 AM T M M M M About 11:30 AM, 8/6, a trace was recorded at my site.
8/8/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2014 6:30 AM 0.01 M M M M A light shower overnight, yielded 0.01"
8/12/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/13/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/14/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2014 9:00 AM T M M M M
8/17/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Foggy AM, 8/17.
8/18/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2014 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/20/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/21/2014 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Precip. came at 4:10 AM - 4:25 AM on 8/21. Lightning and Thunder accompanied the rain.
8/22/2014 6:30 AM 0.15 M M M M A storm came close, approx. 2AM, 8/22, thunder and lightning, but went mostly south of my site.
8/26/2014 6:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Thunder and Lightning @ 3:15 AM, 8/26 = 0.04" at my site.
8/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
8/28/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2014 7:00 AM 0.84 M M M M
8/30/2014 7:30 PM 0.10 M M M M
8/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I had 0.01" in my gauge, but that was probably accumulated, drip-through, dew from over night. I am reporting 0.0"
9/1/2014 6:30 AM 0.21 M M M M
9/2/2014 6:30 AM T M M M M My rain gauge showed 0.01", but again, this is likely just drip-through dew. At approximately 4:45 PM on 1/1, I did experience light rain, at my site while mowing the lawn, so I recorded the "T".
9/8/2014 6:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2014 6:30 AM 0.20 M M M M
9/10/2014 6:30 AM 1.80 M M M M
9/11/2014 6:30 AM 0.05 M M M M
9/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
9/13/2014 8:00 AM 0.14 M M M M
9/14/2014 6:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2014 6:30 AM 0.08 M M M M
9/16/2014 6:30 AM T M M M M Approximately 4:15 PM on 9/15, enough rain fell to dampen the deck at my site, but not enough to register in the gauge = Trace.
9/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There was no rain at my site. However, I did collect 0.02" in my gauge, which must be from dew collecting in the funnel, then dripping through the funnel into the measuring tube.
9/18/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2014 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M
9/21/2014 6:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Lightning was visible during the evening, but little rain at my site.
9/22/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/25/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/29/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/30/2014 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/18/2013 10/20/2013 4:00 PM 3 0.01 M M
2/4/2014 2/12/2014 9:00 AM 9 0.29 M M Neighbors say we had two snow falls while I was gone. The first was 4-6" on the 5th, and the second was 2" on the 8th. My gauge recorded 0.29" of melt water, which seems a light total 6-8" of snow.
4/11/2014 4/14/2014 5:30 PM 4 1.16 T M
5/17/2014 5/19/2014 10:00 AM 3 0.10 M M
5/28/2014 5/29/2014 4:00 PM 2 0.12 M M
7/1/2014 7/02/2014 6:00 PM 2 1.94 M M There is eveidence of strong wind, but I was not on site to see it. Several arm sized branches and limbs are down. No damage to structures.
8/23/2014 8/25/2014 4:00 PM 3 2.03 M M
9/3/2014 9/07/2014 10:00 PM 5 1.04 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground